Elastic cuff link



. W. E. LENA ELASTIC @UFF LINK Filed Sept. 10, 1925 zal @N a INVENTOR hiv/5,011 Lena BY M 'KQIQORNEY;

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Ul'i@ STATS WALTER E. LENA, OE' WATERBUB/"Z, CONNECTICUT. i

i ELASTC GUFI' LINK.

Application filed September 10, 1925.

Tor all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that lf, VALTER E. LnNA, a citizen oli the United States, and a resident ot lVaterbury, county ot New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain newv and useful Improvements in Elastic Cuff Links, ot which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to cuff links, and more particularly to elastic cuit links in which the elastic member is anchored by an improved form of clasp.

One object of this invention is to provide an elastic attachment clasp oil the above nature which cannot tear or otherwise injure the elastic member.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature in which the portion of the elastic member within the clasp will be clampedin stretched condition, thus elimi natingall rubbing contact with the metal parts of the cuff link.

A further object is to provide a device of I the above nature which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, ornamental in appearance, and very eticient and durable in use.

lith these and other objects in view, there have been illustrated on the accompanying drawings two forms in whichv the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

Fig. 1 represents a plan view of a metal blank from which the attachment clasp is constructed.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the clasp after the end tabs have been bent up from the body of the clasp.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of clasp having` its tabs bent up from the body in a somewhat different manner.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one end oi the elastic member and showing the anchoringl clasp connected thereto.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the elastic member together with both of its clasps, and showing the back plates of the two cuit but tons assembled thereon.l

Fig. 6 is a side sectional view of a completely assembled cuff link.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view ot a cuff` upon which one of the improved cuff links has been attached.

Previous forms of elastic cuff links have provenunsatisfactory in use on account of the fact that the ends oi the elastic cord were not clamped securely in thev buttons,

Serial No. 55,512.

but had a tendency to rub against the metal parts until the cord snapped od. There was also a tendency for the loose interior of the cord to rslip out oi its covering, in either case allowing the links to become disconnected. y

According to the present invention, the above and other disadvantages have been avoided. `This has been accomplished by prises an elastic cord 10, each end of which is connected to a pair of buttons, generally indicated by the numerals 11.

Each ott the buttons 11 consists of a cupshaped shell member 12 and a back plate 18, the latter being secured in place by a lange 1li integral Vwith the rim oit' the shell member 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 6. Each of the back plates 13 has a slot 15 adapted to iit over the cord 10, and both of said plates are slipped over the cord before attaching the clasps and buttons thereto.

In order to anchor the elastic cord in the buttons, provision is made of a pair of anchoring clasps 12', one of which is adapted to be secured to each end of said cord. The

several y clasps 17 are preferably constructed from rectangular blanks of strip brass, one such blank being shown in Fig. 1. Each of said blanks has -a central body member 17a and a pair of slits 18 cut into its opposite ends to form a series of tabs 19, 20, 21, and 22.

The process of attaching one of the clasps- 17 to the end lof the elastic cord will now be described. The extremity of said cord will first be laid on one side of the body member 17:LY and will be clamped thereto by` bending over two of the talos, such as the tabs 19 and 2O.k rllhe cord will then be looped around `the bent-over tabs 19"and 2O` and pulled around the side of the body member 17a, after which it will be laid in stretched condition upon the other side of said body member. rlhe other two tabs 21 and 22 will be then bent downto clamp the cord.

As will be clear from this construction,

each extremity of the cord'will: bejheld-by'-` a double clamping action and thev tighter the pull on the cord the greater will be the'saidclamping action. After the:l claspshave been attached to both ends of the cord, the back plates 13 will be moved intorcontact with said clasps. The buttons of the cuff link will then be assembled in any suitable machine, such as a press, during which operationthe flanges l/lwill be forced down uponthe plates 13.

Theappearance of the cuff'link when in use is illustrated in Fig. 7, the buttons r1l thereof'being shown engaging opposite sides of a culi 16.

It willlbe-understood that while this inven-A tion is especially designed for cuff' links, it is equally applical'ile to collar tip connectors, slioestrings, hat strings, and the like.

One advantage ofi this invention is that the ends of the elastic cord are lieldimmovable in.stretchedcondition, and consequently allrubbing.; action, suc-h as was present in previous devices ofthis general nature, will be eliminated.

While there have been disclosed in this various other forms without departing `from- Inshort, the invention includesits spirit: all .the modifications and Iembodiments coming within thescope of the following claims.,

Havingthns fullydescribed the invenf.

tion-,what is claimed as new and for which itis desired to secure LettersPatent, isf:

l.. In an elastici. culfilink, an elastic cord formed offwoven fabric, a pair of'hollow cutfibluttons at the ends of 'said cord, and a painof anchoring clamps formed separately fromisaidbuttons and. clamped upon the ends.. of saidv4 cordV within said buttons.

2; Inan. elastic culilink, anfelastic cord, a. pair offanehoring;claspsy secured to the ends of` said. cord, .eaehof said' clasps being enclosedwithin afsliellmember and a backing, member, each'v of said clasps havinga central body. mem-ber, .and means extending froinopposite sidesofsaid body member for clamping about said cord.

3; Inwanielastio cuff link, an elastic cord, a. pair. of.A anclioringclasps secured tothe endsof said`co1d, each of .saidclasps being enclosed within a shell member and abacking' member, eachl of said clasps having a central body member, and tabs extending from'opposite sides of said body member for clamping` about:v said cord.'-

4l. A clasp for anchoring the end of a cord in a button, comprising a body member, said body member having tabs extending in opposite directions therefrom, said tabs-being adapted to be bent over to clamp said cord to said bodyA member, said cord being looped around both-ends ofisaid'body member and being clamped by both sets of tabs.

5, A clasp for anchoring the end of a cord in a button or the like, comprising a body member ofstrip metal, said body member having clamping means extending from opposite sides thereof, said,V cord. being loo-pedi'around said clasp to lie in Contact with both sides ofsaid body member;

"6. In an elastic cu'lflin'k, an elastic cord of Woven fabric, a pairxofholloiv cuifbuttons at the ends of said cord, and a pair of anehoring'clamps formed separately from said buttons and clamped upon the ends ofY said cordA within said buttons,.each.of said culffbuttons comprisinga shell member and.

a backing member.l

7. In anelastic cuff link, an elastic cord ofwovenfabric, a pair-of'hollow cuff' but'- tons at the ends ofsaidcord,.and a pair of anchoring members formedA separately from said'buttons andclamped upon'tlie ends of said cordv within said `but-tons.

8. A' clasp for anchoring `the end of' a cord in a. button or-the like, comprising a body member, means extending from opposite sides ofsaid body member for-clamping. said cord to saidtbody` member, said cord being adapted to pass .through the back of abutton.

9. Ina clasp' for anchoring the end of'an elastic cordin abutton orthe like, a body member, means for clamping said cord againstoppesite sides ofsaid body'member, said cordibeing held immovable.in'fstretclied condition in said clasp ,.whereb'y allrubbingv action will: be prevented.

l0. In a clasp foranchoringthe end. of.

an elastic cord, a body member', said body member having tabs extending from opposite sides thereof, sai-d cord being looped around one end of said body member and clampedt to said body member'by both sets oftabs.

In testimony whereof, I have afiixed my signatnreto this specification.

WA LTER'E. LENA, 

